Stillingia saxatilis Müll.Arg.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Stillingia saxatilis Müll.Arg.

  • Collector(s)

    R. M. Harley 22849 with G. L. Bromley, A. M. de Carvalho, J. M. Soares Nunes, J. L. Hage & E. B. dos Santos, 31 May 1980

  • Location

    Brazil. Bahia. Morro do Chapéu Mun. Morro do Chapeu. Rio do Ferro Doido, 19.5 km SE of Morro do Chapeu on the BA 052 highway to Mundo Novo.

  • Habitat

    Water-worn, horizontally bedded sandstone at surface, with damp sand, sedge marsh, exposed rocks & waterfall. Vegetation open scrub to closed low woodland in drier areas. This plant growing among rocks.

  • Description

    Fleshy shrub to 2 m. [see specimen label for additional information]. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 542078

    Occurrence ID: a9bb0c68-c67d-4686-9525-7581bb1038ed

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Bahia

  • County/Municipio

    Morro do Chapéu Mun.

  • Locality

    Morro do Chapeu. Rio do Ferro Doido, 19.5 km SE of Morro do Chapeu on the BA 052 highway to Mundo Novo

  • Elevation

    Alt. 900 m. (2953 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.63, -41.03

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Stillingia saxatilis Mull. Arg
Det. Sarah Maria Athie de Souza $&./%&./.
Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Stillingia Gard. ex L. (Euphorbiaceae)
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EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
BRAZIL: ESTADO DA BAHIA
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R.M.HARLEY. G.L. Bromley. A. M.De Carvalho. J.M.Soa
J.LHage, &. E.B.DosSantos
Nunes,
in Harley No. p 9
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
III
Field work sponsored by the Royal Botanic Cardens. Kew. and the Academia
Brasilcira de Ciencias, and carried out with the collaboration of the Centro de
Pesquisas do Cacau, Itabuna, Bahia, March «June, 1980
Stillingia
Morro do Chapeu
Rio do Perro Doido, 19.5 km. SE of Morrock)
Chapeu on the M 052 highway to Mundo Novo,
with water-worn, horizontally bedded sandstone
at surface, with damp sand, sedge marsh
exposed rocks & waterfall. Vegetation open
scrub to closed low woodland in drier areas.
Alt. ca. 900 m. U 02*W., 11°38'S. D6
This plant growing among rocks.
Fleshy shrub to 2 m. with copious viscid white
latex. Young stems reddish-pink. Leaves
fleshy, mid green. Spikes rather bright
green. Male flowers yellow. Young fruit
pale green.
00542078
31 May 1980
R.M. Harley
22849